Happy April Fool’s Day!

Please put your hands together for the following KOD-members, who have good news to share – absolutely no foolin’!

Marta Perry’s 2015 book, THE RESCUED, is a finalist in the Inspirational category for the RITA award, and since we seem to have left it off the list that went out after the announcements last week, we’ll give her a special shout-out today – Woohoo!!!

Here are the other KOD finalists for the RITA and Golden Heart again, for anyone who missed them and because they deserve a second round of applause!

** 2016 RITA Finalists **

Marnee BlakeALTERED – Best First Book

Åsa Maria Bradley VIKING WARRIOR RISING – Best First Book & Paranormal Romance

Robin CovingtonONE LITTLE KISS – Romance Novella

*** 2016 Golden Heart Finalists ***

Tracy BrodyTHE SNIPER’S SECOND SHOT  – Contemporary Romance

Denny S. BryceWILD WOMEN AND THE BLUES – Historical Romance

Kari ColeCONSTANT CRAVING – Paranormal Romance

Carrie NicholsRESCUING RILEY – Short Contemporary

Layla ReyneFOUR TRAGEDIES – Romantic Suspense

Tracy BrodyIN THE WRONG SIGHTS – Romantic Suspense

IN THE WRONG SIGHTS, 3rd in Tracy Brody’s Bad Karma Spec Ops series, also won the Romantic Suspense category in the Great Expectations contest and garnered a request for the full manuscript from the editor. All three books in the Bad Karma Spec Ops series have now made the Golden Heart Finals. Woot!

Kathryn Jane revealed the cover for her brand new book and put it up on pre-order at all retailers.

ALL SHE WANTEDThe only thing standing between Angie and her happily ever after is the pig-headed man she’s in love with…and a deadly group of organized criminals.

You can drool over the gorgeous hero on the cover at http://kathrynjane.com/

And Alexa Bourne received a revise & resubmit letter in December. She JUST now submitted the kick-ass new version of her book, and she’ll take any and all positive vibes, prayers, or whatever else y’all feel like sending her way!

 

And that’s what we have for this week. Congratulations to everyone, and have a wonderful weekend! No Joke!